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User’s manual
Bamboo (CTH-470, CTH-670)
Bamboo Pen (CTL-470)
Setting up
Navigating with touch
Customizing touch
Using the ExpressKeys
Using a pen
Customizing a pen
Going Wireless
Troubleshooting
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Contents Index 2 TM Bamboo User’s Manual Version 1.0, Rev G1511 Copyright © Wacom Co., Ltd., 2011 All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced except for your express personal use. Wacom reserves the right to revise this publication without obligation to provide notification of such changes. Wacom does its best to provide current and accurate information in this manual. However, Wacom reserves the right to change any specifications and product configurations at its discretion
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Contents Index 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS About the manual 5 CUSTOMIZING YOUR BAMBOO 35 Opening the control panel 35 YOUR BAMBOO 6 Control panel overview 36 Identify your tablet model 6 Customize your touch experience 37 Bamboo tablet 7 Setting the touch options 37 Bamboo Pen tablet 8 Setting the touch functions 38 Pen 9 Disabling touch 39 Pen holder 9 Customize your pen experience 40 SETTING UP YOUR BAMBOO 10 Setting the tip and eraser feel, Ergonomics 10 and double-click distance 41 Configuri
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Contents Index 4 PROBLEMS WITH YOUR BAMBOO? 67APPENDIX 82 Testing your tablet 68 Caring for Bamboo 82 Testing a pen 70 Replacing the pen nib 83 Troubleshooting tables 71 Bamboo Dock 84 General problems 71 Uninstalling Bamboo 84 Touch input problems 72 Managing preferences 85 Pen input problems 73 Pen and digital ink capabilities in Windows 86 Wireless connection problems 75 Product information 87 Windows-specific problems 77 Ordering parts and accessories 88 Mac-specific problems 78 Available p
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Contents Index 5 ABOUT THE MANUAL This manual provides quick access to information about your Bamboo. The information is common to Windows and Mac computers and Windows screen captures are shown, unless otherwise noted. � Go directly to table of contents or index topics by clicking on them. � Use the navigation controls to move through the manual. Go to front page. Contents Go to table of contents. Page back, or page forward. Index Go to index. Go back to previous view. topic Go to topic. Topi
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Contents Index 6 YOUR BAMBOO This section introduces you to your Bamboo. The quickest way to learn about your Bamboo tablet is to become familiar with its appearance and features. � Not all product models are available in all regions. � Your Bamboo tablet can only be used with compatible Wacom pens or input devices. Wacom cannot guarantee compatibility with older tablets or pens. You cannot use pens or input devices from a previous version Bamboo tablet. Nor can a pen from your new Bamboo tab
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Contents Index 7 BAMBOO TABLET Status LED Glows blue when Bamboo is connected to an active USB port. Brightens when you touch the active area or press an ExpressKey. Glows white when using the pen. For wireless operation, see battery and wireless connection status. Pen holder USB cable, detachable Disconnect the USB cable when storing Bamboo. Do not wrap the cable around the tablet. Bamboo (model CTH-470 shown) Battery compartment, located beneath tablet See wireless setup. Wacom wir
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Contents Index 8 BAMBOO PEN TABLET Status LED Glows blue when Bamboo is connected to an active USB port. Brightens when using the pen. Pen holder USB cable, detachable Disconnect the USB cable when storing Bamboo. Do not wrap the cable around the tablet. Bamboo Pen Active area This is the active area for pen input. Learn about your pen and the pen experience with Bamboo. Contents Index 8
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Contents Index 9 PEN Eraser (when equipped) Pen Cordless, battery-free, and pressure sensitive. Use this freehand tool for image editing and creating natural-looking pen strokes. It is also an efficient tool for document annotation and taking notes in applications that support handwriting recognition. You will find the pen ideally suited to enhance your workflow by enabling the pen and digital ink features found within Microsoft Windows 7, Vista, and Office 2007 or later. Take advantage
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Contents Index 10 SETTING UP YOUR BAMBOO To minimize fatigue, comfortably organize your work area. Position your tablet, pen, and keyboard for easy access without unnecessary reaching. Adjust your monitor so you can view it comfortably with minimum eyestrain. For best results, position the tablet so the screen cursor follows the same direction as your hand movements on the tablet. Ergonomics Configuring the tablet orientation Understanding the tablet active area Working with multiple monitors
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Contents Index 11 As you work, you will discover many ways of interacting with your Bamboo tablet. For example: Visual browsing Use two fingers on the tablet surface to scroll through and navigate visual media within an application. Photo editing Use the pressure-sensitive pen to edit images within a photo or image editing application. Annotation Presentation Simplify document reviews by using the pen to Swipe three fingers across the tablet surface to digitally mark-up and annotate document
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Contents Index 12 CONFIGURING THE TABLET ORIENTATION When you first installed Bamboo, you were prompted to choose a default tablet orientation. The orientation you chose was used to determine the tablet default settings. However, you can easily reconfigure Bamboo for left- or right-handed users at any time. The ExpressKey settings are automatically reconfigured when you change the handedness setting. Right-handed operation: � Open the Bamboo control panel and select the TABLET tab. Choose RIG
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Contents Index 13 UNDERSTANDING THE TABLET ACTIVE AREA Depending on your tablet model, Bamboo can accept pen input or both pen and touch input. Note, however, that pen and touch input cannot be used at the same time. Touch input On touch-sensitive tablet models, slide your finger(s) across the active area to position the screen pointer. � Click or right-click. � Scroll or zoom. � Move between pages in most web browsers and document or picture viewers. � Switch between applications and perfor
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Contents Index 14 Pen input The pen works only on the active area of the tablet. Wherever you place the pen on the tablet, the screen pointer will jump to the corresponding point on the screen. The screen pointer indicates pen position, and follows the movement of the pen across the tablet surface. Learn about the pen experience with Bamboo. Note: The active area is a mapped representation of your computer screen(s). By default it uses the entire screen or all screens if you have multiple
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Contents Index 15 WORKING WITH MULTIPLE MONITORS If your computer is equipped with more than one monitor, Bamboo will map to your monitors based upon how they are configured in the display properties control panel. � If more than one monitor is in use and you are in extended monitor mode, the tablet maps to all monitors as if they were one large display. Monitor 1 Monitor 2 Example of tablet mapping to a single monitor. Example of tablet mapping to the entire system desktop, which is displa
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Contents Index 16 USING YOUR BAMBOO If you are new to using Bamboo, read the following sections. The touch experience with Bamboo The pen experience with Bamboo THE TOUCH EXPERIENCE WITH BAMBOO Bamboo is designed to enhance the way you work. Touch input enables you to interact with a computer using only your fingertips on the Bamboo tablet. First learn the basic actions to navigate and perform typical mouse operations. Then learn the gestural movements to control other functions such as scroll
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Contents Index 17 NAVIGATING WITH TOUCH The touch input feature of your Bamboo tablet enables you to control a computer using only your fingertips on the tablet surface. See understanding the tablet active area. Before learning how to control your computer with touch input, familiarize yourself with the following concepts: CONCEPT DESCRIPTION Track Touch and move a single finger across the tablet surface. Tap Touch and lift a single finger from the tablet. Tap with two fingers to perform diff
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Contents Index 18 Touch input options can be enabled or disabled within the Bamboo control panel. Touch actions and gestures are available when selected in the TOUCH FUNCTIONS tab. � Basic actions enable you to navigate and perform typical mouse operations. � Gestures enable you to scroll, zoom, rotate, and perform other functions. Some gestures may provide a visual cue on your display screen to indicate when the gesture has been recognized by your Bamboo. Uncheck to disable touch input. Con
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Contents Index 19 ONE-FINGER ACTIONS Track Use a single finger to move the screen cursor. Touch and slide your finger across the tablet surface. TAP TO CLICK Click (single-finger tap) Using a single finger, track to an item. Lift your finger and tap to select. Alternatively, track to an item and then press an ExpressKey set to CLICK. Double-click Using a single finger, track to an item. Lift your finger and tap twice. DRAG Select and drag (DRAG LOCK disabled) Using a single finger, tap on an
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Contents Index 20 DRAG LOCK Drag lock (DRAG LOCK enabled) Using a single finger, tap on an item to select. Then track (slide) your finger across the tablet to drag. Tap again to release the item. TWO-FINGER ACTIONS AND GESTURES ADD TAP TO CLICK Select and drag Using a single finger, track to an item. Select by touching your thumb or a second finger to the left of that finger. If you will be dragging an item or selecting blocks of text, we recommend using two fingers instead of your finger a
